St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-22
A FIGHT WITH OUTLAWS.
In Which Several Are Killed on
Both Sides

SOCn SIUCS.
WAwoLLA, |. T.. Oct. 21.-On Thurs
day desperate fight took place on the
north fork of the Arkansas river, be-
tween Bud Trainers gang of outlaws
and vigilance committee under the
leadership of Robert Henderson.
Scotch half-breed. (which followed them
from Duckworth'S store in the Creek
nation on the occasion of raid there
Wednesday. 1t appears the outlaws
finding out the size of the force which
was following them decided to risk an
encounter, and made haste to reach the
river banks where tney could find shell
ter behind trees and in ravines,
which line the banks on either side.
In this they succeeded, so that when
the viglantes came up they were en-
tircly for the time at the mercy of two
score of men who knew not what mercy
was. Henderson then took his meu a
short distance up the river where a
fording place could be found. then
crossed and took up positions on the
other side of the stream from the out
laws. and where his men were as well
protected as those of Trainers men.
The river at this point is only about 100
yards wide and across this distance
from Thursday morning until Thurs
day night
8 BULLETS WERE SINGING
on their mission of death. When the
vigilantes had succeeded in obtaining
this position they found they had lost
three men. and two more were seriously
wounded. As Trainer found the enemy
lin his rear on the opposite side of the
river, he sent half of his men down the
stream to cross and come up on the
other side. fighting under cover of
tile trees. In this coup-de-etat they
we're surprised by the avengers,
who met them half way and opened
fireup them, checking their course
and driving them panic stricken and
precipitately back. In endeavoring to
rally his men, Bill Chuel was killed,
and before the river could be re-forded
John Leech, of the robber gang, was
shot Off his horse, but not killed. The
the stream. the banks of which
were lined at distances of
about five rods apart with
sharpshooters. No sooner was head,
arm, or any part OF a body visible OH
either side, than a leaden bullet was
seeking to find lodgment therein.
AS Thursday night was coming on,
Henderson called his men in for con-
sultation, when it was found that of his
force
EIGHT WE'RE KILLED
outright and eight others had received
serious, though not fatal. wounds. The
force was in this way reduced one half,
and it was thought best to remove
the wounded here and go back home and
stir up reinforcements. The dead were
buried and the wounded, it was found
after dressing their wounds, were able
to return home with the rest of the
party. 1t is thought as many of the out
laws were killed as of the pursuing
party, though this will never be known.
Henderson says he will collect 100 men
and follow the robbers to hades If neces-
sary, but he will wipe them out. The
following is a
LIST OF THE KILLED:
JAMES SAUNDERS, Oaks, Cherokee Ma
ton, shot through the head.
F. FoURMIL, Garfield, Cherokee Nation,
shot through the body.
REDROCK CHAPLIN, Lukfla Choctaw Ma
ton, shot In five places.
BUSHY SAKASWA, Patrick Cherokee Ma
ton, shot through body.